Prematurity

Prematurity or Infant Mortality

Premature births are the direct cause for half of infants who die in the first month of life and 95% percent of those who are delivered before the 32nd week of pregnancy, according to the report in September 2006’s Journal of Pediatrics.

Preterm birth accounts for 12.5% of all births in the US and 75% of the prenatal mortality and childhood disabilities.

The average initial hospital cost for a premature newborn is over $78,000; for a healthy newborn, the cost averages $1,300! The average cost for a very low birth weight newborn is over $200,000!

Preterm birth is the leading reason for extended NICU and associated PICU length of stays.

African-American women had an average prematurity rate of 18.8% in Illinois in 2005.

Preterm birth is not one disease for which there is likely to be one solution or cure.

It consists of a complex cluster of problems with an interrelated set of factors that influence the outcome.

This complexity makes detection of solutions difficult.

Causes are multiple and vary for different populations.

There is no “Silver Bullet”!

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AMAXX is the premiere NCQA accredited Perinatal Population Health Management firm operating in the United States.